Chapter two hundred and ninety-four The Moon's Raiders
Using a group of infantry cavalry to restrain Wushaoling, and then sending a group of elite cavalry to penetrate deep into the enemy's back, destroying the pastures on which the Huns depend for survival, and plundering the rear supplies of various tribes is indeed an effective way to attack the nomadic tribes such as the Huns.
During the Han Dynasty several years later, Emperor Wu of Wu sent Wei Qing, Huo Qubing and other northern attacks against the Huns. They all divided their troops and launched a blitzkrieg attack on the royal court in Mobei with light cavalry. The typical tactic of this kind is that you can block me all the way, but you can't stop me from destroying your rear. After several rounds and turns, the Huns finally got defeated.
The situation today is similar and different from the Han Wu period.
The same is that the Qin army's active offensive posture has not changed. Li Yuan's usual active offensive attitude has allowed the Qin army to cross the river for the first time after Meng Tian's expedition and to a place where the Qin people have never set foot before before.
The difference is that the existing military strength of the Qin army is much smaller than that of the Han Dynasty after decades of rest and recuperation, but it is much stronger in terms of the quality of the soldiers.
In terms of the relationship between military construction and internal affairs, Li Yuan did not continue the Qin State's strategy of being a soldier. Especially after redeeming more than 100,000 Qin army prisoners, the tension of male men in Guanzhong has been alleviated. The supplementary soldiers is more about improving the treatment of soldiers, enhancing the sense of honor of soldiers, and attracting soldiers of appropriate age to actively join.
Li Zuoche's proposal made the generals in the tent talk. After several years of war, even Cao Xin, who didn't like to think the most, began to have a bit of charm of "Zhang Fei".
"Li Sima, the cavalry attacked the enemy's rear. What if the Huns dispatched troops from Mobei to help, and our army could not advance or retreat at that time, what would happen?" Cao Xin questioned in a humming voice.
Cao Xin's question made all the generals look at him with admiration, and Li Yuan was the same. He was able to jump out of the Hexi Corridor and look at the battle situation again, which shows that Cao Xin's ability has been improved.
Li Zuoche pondered for a moment and said, "Mr. Wuhou. General Cao is very worried. Since we are going to fight, our army cannot be limited to small-scale fights in Hexi. It is better to let Jiuyuan's border cavalry take the northern expedition to shock Maodun and dare not go west lightly."
If you want to fight, hit the big one.
Not only is it limited to satisfying small tricks, this is Li Zuoche's idea and idea.
Li Yuan was prepared for this strategic idea when he decided to fight against the Huns. The reason why he retained Wang Li's border army group in the Hetao area and transferred Su Jiao to the command of the Northern Army was to prepare for the possible Northern Expedition against the Huns. Of course, under the current circumstances, this is a strategic temptation and does not mean that the Qin border cavalry would run to the Huns' Mobei Wang Court.
What the hero sees is similar.
Li Zuoche's analysis is almost a supplement to Li Yuan's idea, which makes Li Yuan, who has always experienced it, feel happy to be free from the constraints.
Let talent be used by our Daqin.
Let them show the strength of our great Qin in the future foreign wars. The courage that a great country cannot afford to offend is different from the Western Han Dynasty.
Rest and recuperate, and give tribute to relatives.
Li Yuan would never agree to such humiliating conditions, nor would he do it. How could the good children of Qin be given to the Huns to play with, and the wealth of Qin would never be given to the robbers.
"General Wang Li is already preparing for the feint attack of the Hetao border army. Everyone. What we want to decide now is who will take over as the leader of this surprise attack force? What do you think? Tell me what you think." Li Yuan encouraged.
"Well, the Hexi area is narrow and long. If you want to attack, the terrain of our Qin soldiers will be unfamiliar with the landforms and it is very difficult. Moreover, the Huns have high noses and thick foreheads, which is very different from the Qin people-!" Li Zuoche analyzed while telling out the possible difficulties they might encounter one by one.
When he said this, the generals who were eager to try suddenly became silent again, frowned and wondered what to do if they met.
After a moment, Cao Xin stepped forward, grinned and said confidently: "Li Sima is really Cao's confidant. The difficulty you mentioned is precisely the advantage of our troops. The situation in Hexi is not more familiar with the Yuezhi people. Even the Xiongnu barbarians have only been here for less than two years. However, the Yuezhi people have lived in the Qilian Mountains, Yanzhi Mountains, and Yanhai areas for generations. It is not exaggerated to say that there are lakes and grasses there. The Yuezhi people are all clear about it. As for their appearance, haha, the Xiongnu occupied the Tibetan city and captured tens of thousands of Yuezhi people. Everyone said, do we still need to disguise?"
When Li Yuan and Li Zuoche saw Cao Xin asking for an order, they looked at each other and asked, "Cao Xin, the Yuezhi people have long lost their belief in fighting in the Huns. There should be no problem with your five thousand generals and soldiers taking on logistics support. As for fighting deep behind enemy lines, I'm afraid--!"
Cao Xin was agitated by Li Yuanyi and suddenly became anxious: "Wuhou, how did my little Yuezhi soldiers perform when fighting with the Han army last year? In the war with the Zhao army this year, my Yuezhi soldiers are not inferior to any brother troops. Now, it is time for us to prove ourselves. The last general begs Wuhou that if we can take on the heavy responsibility of fighting behind enemy lines this time, our Cao Xin will definitely lead the Yuezhi soldiers to do our best. Even if we fight to the last one, the Huns will not take advantage of it."
Cao Xin was anxious. Long before he came to the Central Army tent, the Xiaoyuezhi generals under his command surrounded him. The Xiaoyuezhi people who were determined to take revenge finally waited for the day when they returned to their hometown. Gazang City was right in front of them, and their strength was gathered at this moment.
"Brother Cao, who can't brag or talk big? What if he can't complete anything?" Luo Jia glanced at him and questioned. Luo Jia's reputation was beyond the task of a surprise attack by a partial army, and the Huns had already prepared it, but this does not mean that Luo Jia had no Qiang people under his command, and Di generals took on this task.
"Wuhou, Cao is willing to issue military orders. If the Yuezhi people have diarrhea, Cao will use his head to guarantee it and beg the Marquis Wu to order my Xiaoyuezhi soldiers to send troops to revenge." Cao Xin's eyes were red and he shouted loudly.
"Okay, Cao Xin obeys the order. Your troops do not use banners or wear Qin armor. They intersperse from the paths in the Qilian Mountains to the back of the Huns. The actual situation of the war shall prevail. But there is one thing that no matter how difficult it is, the supply ranch of the Huns must be destroyed." Li Yuan held the order and ordered.
"The last general order." Cao Xin replied loudly.
After finalizing the surprise attack team, Li Yuan was in a good mood and said, "Luo Jia obeyed the order, your army will continue to attack the front line of Gaizang City tomorrow. Remember: don't advance when fighting with the Huns, just attract their attention."
"Gan Yong, tomorrow our central army will continue to move forward. We must let the right wise king of the Xiongnu know that it was Li Yuan, who came to the front of the formation."
"Zuoche, please send a letter to the old general Zhang Han to pay attention to the protection of the two wings and not allow the Huns to surround our army's retreat."
One order after another was issued from Li Yuan, and the generals who were in charge of the orders acted according to their words, quickly came and went back quickly. When they arrived in their own army, they also had to pass the orders to the middle and lower-level generals and officers at the level of military marquis, garrisons, and subordinates, so that the orders in the army could be unified and consistent.
The Qin army took attack as defense, and at the same time, defend as attack. The purpose of such a tactic is to compete for the initiative on the battlefield. In this battle of wits and courage, whether the Right King of the Huns was Li Yuan's opponent needs to be confirmed through the performance of the battlefield.
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Covering the Tibetan city.
The central army of the Xiongnu Right King is located.
50,000 soldiers in the string control team fought against the 40,000 Qin army, but the Right Xianwang still felt a cold sweat on his back. At the beginning of the day before yesterday, ten thousand soldiers fought against four and five thousand enemies, but the result was shocked by the confident Huns.
"Your Ri Zhu Wang, what's going on with your troops? Didn't you even eat? Why can't you even take down only four or five thousand Qin barbarian cavalry?" The Right Wise King Zhe Lansong said with a deep face as water.
The King of Right Rizhu Hu Yanxie looked bitter and hesitated: "Brother Xian Wang, the Qin Man cavalry is so strange that it is very tight. There is a high-cushion saddle under their butts and a condom on their feet to get in. We have never seen these two things before. The Qin Manzi rode on the horse, and both hands could come out to fight with sword spears. Even if my Xiongnu cavalry is good at fighting, he is not as powerful as the Qin Manzi with one hand."
"Hu Yanxie, your troops have been defeated, but I still don't admit it. We have never fought in the Qin people. We are just crossbows, cavalry, and crossbows, so we are not vegetarians," said the Right Xianwang angrily.
The Xiongnu tribes in Hexi were the largest, the Zhelan tribe and the Huyan tribe. Among the two tribes, the right wise king Zhelan Songhua and the right wise king Huyanxie were all important figures who could speak in front of Maodun. There was also a competitive relationship between the two tribes. The Huyan tribe failed in the first battle. In the eyes of Zhelan Songhua, who did not know Li Yuan's Qin army, Huyanxie plotted against him behind his back.
"If the Right Xian King doesn't believe it, why don't you go into battle personally tomorrow to prove whether what I said Hu Yanxie is true or false? However, I want to remind the Xian King that Li is not good, and the good ones do not come. With my current strength in Hexi, I am afraid that I can't stop the Qin Man's attack. Therefore, I should ask the Great Shanyu for reinforcements early." Hu Yanxie sneered and said.
The Huyan tribe occupies the eastern part of the Hexi Corridor and knows more about the changes in Qin than the Zhelan tribe close to the Western Regions. Huyanxie, who knows that Li Yuan was his strong enemy, certainly refused to accept the meaningless accusations of Zhelan Songhua.
"Hmph, do you think I dare not fight? Tomorrow, please see clearly how my Zhelan Warriors killed Qin Man under the horse." Zhelan Songhua smiled.
"Then I'll wait to see the good news for the soldiers Zhelan." Hu Yanxie lowered his head and said.
Chapter completed!